起步阶段。

　　In_1969,_American_astronaut_Neil_Armstrong_first_set_foot_on_the_Moon_back,_which_was_a_giant_leap_for_mankind_in_space_exploration._Millions_of_people_tuned_in_to_witness_it_on_TV._People_have_been_accustomed_to_the_idea_of_space_travel_ever_since._But_in_1986,_the_Challenger_burst_just_over_a_minute_after_take­off._The_disaster_shows_that_the_world_is_still_only_at_the_very_beginning_of_its_voyage_into_space_in_spite_of_all_our_advanced_technology.

　　二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　I was coming back from work late in a "Sharing" minivan. In Hyderabad, India, it is a cheap and quick mode of __1__. Such vans, designed for eight people, carry as many as thirteen at times. Our van was __2__ as well.

　　One girl __3__ the driver to stop and wriggled (扭动) herself out. When getting off, she tripped and __4__. None of us noticed it, as it was __5__. The driver was waiting for her to __6__. It was at that time that we __7__ the girl was on her knees by the side of the road. One passenger and I got off and held her up.

　　Even in __8__， she struggled to her feet and asked that passenger to hand her note to the driver. My __9__ was a few hundred meters away. I decided to __10__ with her till she was fine. I paid the driver for __11__ and after receiving the money, he took __12__ with all other passengers.

　　I neither knew her nor did I know what to do, __13__ I was there, blurting out (脱口而出) some __14__ words to a stranger in pain. From out of __15__， her friend joined us. We made her sit in a lawn and examined her leg. The ankle had __16__. Then they both hired an auto and rushed to a nearby __17__ to have a further check. She thanked me and said they could manage __18__ it was only a minor problem.

　　I do not know if I did __19__， but I feel I gave her some comfort in a(n) __20__ way.

　　1．A.living　　　　　　　　 B．operation

C．expression D．transport